안녕하세요! Welcome to My Korean Lesson! Today, you'll learn about how to express "like," and "as" using 처럼 grammar. It's a pretty easy lesson! So, let's begin!
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1. 처럼 Grammar
Let's check out the meaning of 처럼 first! 처럼 is a marker(particle) so you attach it to a noun without any space. Then you show that the noun is like a metaphor or comparison.
지나 is tall (키가 커요). By adding 모델처럼, we can add "like a model." Let's see one more example.
유리 씨는 배우처럼 예뻐요. Yuri is pretty like an actress.
유리 is pretty (예뻐요.) And she is pretty like an actress―배우처럼.
So, we are adding the simile using 처럼 in Korean!
2. Conjugation Information
Conjugating this word is not difficult at all! Whether there is a final consonant or not, simply attach 처럼 to the word. Here, I'll give you some examples. You can add new words to your noun organizer as you go through.
아기처럼 like a baby
천사처럼 like an angel
가수처럼 like a singer
영화배우처럼 like a movie star
배우처럼 like an actor/actress
선생님처럼 like a teacher
부모님처럼 like my parents
사장님처럼 like my boss
농구 선수처럼 like a basketball player
달리기 선수처럼 like a runner(sprinter)
공주처럼 like a princess
왕자처럼 like a prince
3. Sentence Information
Extension
You can actually attach this 처럼 to other than a being. You can add it to someone's sayings, predictions, and guesses. Then you can show those turnouts true.
선생님의 말씀처럼 시험이 쉬웠어요. The test was easy like the teacher's saying.
말씀 is an honorific version of 말(talking, saying). 선생님(teacher) had said the test would be easy. And it turned out true! So you are adding 처럼 to his/her saying.
동생의 예상처럼 비가 왔어요. It rained like my younger sibling's prediction.
예상 means a prediction. 동생(younger sibling) had predicted that it might rain. Did it turn out true? Yes, it did!
처럼 vs. 같이
같이 is another word that can show "like" like 처럼!
Yuri sings well like a singer.
= 유리 씨는 가수처럼 노래를 잘 해요.
= 유리 씨는 가수같이 노래를 잘 해요.
However, you can't attach 같이 to someone else's guesses, sayings, or guesses.
(O) 선생님의 말씀처럼 시험이 쉬웠어요. The test was easy as the teacher said.
(X) 선생님의 말씀같이 시험이 쉬웠어요.
4. Examples
1
마이클 씨는 치타처럼 빨라요.
Michael is fast like a cheetah.
치타-cheetah, 빠르다 → 빨라요 to be fast
2
이 옷은 잠옷처럼 편해요.
These clothes are comfortable like pajamas.
옷-clothes, 잠옷-pajamas, 편하다 → 편해요 to be comfortable
3
아기가 천사처럼 잠을 자요.
The baby is sleeping like an angel.
아기-baby, 천사-angle.
잠을 자요 came from 잠을 자다. 잠 is a noun, sleeping and 자다 is a verb, to sleep. 잠을 자다 sounds repetitive, you can just say "자요" instead of "잠을 자요." However, 잠을 자요 is a common way
4
히카루 씨는 한국 사람처럼 한국말을 잘 해요.
Hikaru speaks Korean well like a Korean.
한국 is the country, Korea. 한국 사람 is a Korean person and 한국어 is the Korean language. You can also say 한국말. By this you can assume, that 사람 means a person and 어 means language!
5
이 빵은 돌처럼 딱딱해요.
This bread is hard like a rock.
빵-bread, 돌-rock, 딱딱하다 → 딱딱해요 to be hard
6
저는 저희 엄마처럼 생겼어요.
I look like my mom.
엄마-mom, 생기다 → 생겼어요 to resemble, to look like
5. Wrap-up & Worksheet
Today, you learned how to show the simile in Korean. Let's review!
처럼: like
It is attached to a noun, adding the meaning "like N".
I prepared the free and printable Korean practice worksheet for you. The answers are thorough in this lesson. So, once you are done, come back to this lesson and check the answers! It'll give you a chance to review the grammar!
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